Will Roger Federer Ever Again Regain the Coveted No. 1 and Surpass Pistol Pete?

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Published: February 9, 2011

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By now, you all know it. For the first time since Roger Federer won his first Slam at Wimbledon 2003, he's no longer the defending champion at any one of the game's four most heralded titles. 

Even worse, he hasn't even made it to the finals in any of the past four Slams.

Two semis and two quarters were all he made it to. 

For any normal tennis players, this would be great. Being among the top-eight two times and the top-four times speaks of consistency and stability in the top. The only other two who can boost of similar consistency in the last four Slams are Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

But as opposed to Federer, they both made it to the finals as well and won three and one respectively.

Roger Federer not holding any Grand Slams would have to come at some point. But him not even being a runner-up coming at the same time? The fall from the sky seems so abrupt and complete.

In order to appreciate that, we need to remember that only a year ago, Roger Federer being in a Slam final was the safest bet you could make in tennis—or any other sport for that matter.

After all, he had made it to a mind-blowing 18 finals out of the last 19 counting from Wimbledon 2005 to Australian Open 2010, both included.

And the single one he didn't make it to? The Australian Open 2008, where Djokovic beat a mono-ridden Federer in straight sets and went on to dismantle the hot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final. 

To repeat, the safest bet was Federer. He might lose the final, but he would always be there. 

 

The Fall From the Sky

Come 2010. As always since his 2008 defeat to Djokovic, the King, the Maestro, was questioned. Was it over? How could he lose to Del Potro in the US Open final? Was he finally getting too old? 

Nope, was his short answer as he ripped the hottest player at the time, Nicol...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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